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The ManKind Podcast is a space where modern masculinity gets redefined by real men doing real work.
In a world full of outdated blueprints and noisy stereotypes, hosts Brandon Clift and Boysen Hodgson unpack what it means to be a man today with humor, honesty, and heart.
This isn’t about telling you WHO to be. It’s about helping you pick up the pen and write your own story of manhood. Whether we’re breaking down leadership blind spots, sharing the messiness of personal growth, or talking to mission-driven authors and change-makers, this show offers tools, stories, and soulful conversations to help you show up as the man you're destined to become!
If you’re ready to stop performing and start becoming, tune in. We’re here for the messy, meaningful, and often hilarious journey of becoming the kind of man and human you actually want to be.
Created by the ManKind Project USA.
Hosted by Brandon Clift & Boysen Hodgson.
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Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What if the violence we fear most isn’t just about ideology or mental health—but about how we teach boys to be men? In this powerful conversation, Boysen sits down with Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss—renowned extremism researcher, advisor to Congress and the UN, and author of Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism. Together, they explore the often-overlooked role of misogyny as a root cause of radica...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What happens when the armor of masculinity meets the depth of feminine wisdom? In this heartfelt and provocative episode, Boysen sits down with Joanna Shakti, founder of Ecstatic Intimacy, to unpack the sacred dance of masculine and feminine energies in modern relationships. With vulnerability and clarity, Joanna shares how her own breakdown led to breakthroughs in love, intimacy, and self-awareness—and how these l...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Prepare to navigate the holiday season with peace and ease as we unpack strategies for conflict-free gatherings. In this episode, Brandon Clift shares Emotional Intelligence strategies to help you navigate this holiday season with ease. We'll help you identify emotional triggers, manage your reactions, and foster meaningful connections even in challenging family situations. Plus, we discuss the import...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Five days after the anti-Semitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Brandon is joined by Rabbi Noam Raucher, spiritual coach, rabbi, and host of The Jewish Divorce Project, for a grounded and deeply human conversation about grief, fear, resilience, and responsibility. Rather than rushing to politicize or defend positions, this episode slows down and asks a more essential question: How should human beings re...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). In this deeply moving episode of The ManKind Podcast, Brandon sits down with Andrew Newman, author, storyteller, TEDx speaker, and founder of Conscious Stories, to explore how the stories we hear as children shape our emotional lives as adults. Andrew shares why most adult personal development work is really about repairing the first seven years of life and why he chose to focus his life’s work on supporting childr...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). In this episode, Brandon sits down with evolutionary psychology expert and bestselling author Tim Ash to break down why modern dating feels like a disaster for so many men and women. Tim explains how technology, culture shifts, online dating, and evolutionary wiring have collided to create a dating marketplace filled with confusion, frustration, and unmet expectations. You’ll learn: Why men under 30 are having less...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Why do so many men struggle in silence—and what can we do about it? In this powerful Men’s Health Month episode, host Boysen Hodgson is joined by Julien Devereux, a longtime MKP leader, therapist, and suicide prevention advocate. Together, they unpack the unseen emotional struggles many men carry, even in supportive spaces like men’s circles. Julien shares a proven, structured process to help groups talk openly abo...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). In this special Movember kickoff episode, Boysen Hodgson sits down with senior researcher Brian Heilman to unpack The Real Face of Men’s Health—Movember’s most ambitious report to date. They dive into why men’s health is a social issue, not just a personal one, and why caregiving, connection, and mental health are central to building a better future for men and the people who love them. Brian shares surprising—and ...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What makes a strong father in today’s world? In this heartfelt and practical conversation, Dr. Meg Meeker, pediatrician and best-selling author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters , joins Brandon Clift to explore the vital, often underestimated role dads play in shaping confident, resilient young women. Dr. Meeker has spent decades counseling families, and her message is clear—your daughter doesn’t need perfection,...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Lonely, Horny, or Hungry for More? Men and the Myths of Sex with Dr. Eric FitzMedrud | ManKind Podcast What if our hunger for sex is really a hunger for connection? In this episode, Boysen Hodgson sits down with Dr. Eric FitzMedrud, therapist, educator, and author of The Better Man, to explore the emotional roots of modern male sexuality—and how many men are seeking healing in the wrong places. From navigating rej...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What happens when life strips you of everything you thought defined you as a man? For Wayne Forrest, a former farmer and rugby player, one accident changed everything. A broken neck left him paralyzed from the chest down, but it also led him to uncover a new definition of strength, resilience, and purpose. In this powerful episode, Wayne shares his journey from devastation to transformation and introduces the conce...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Traditional therapy is not working for many men, and the data shows it. Men are less likely to seek help, more likely to drop out of counseling, and far more likely to suffer in silence until it is too late. In this candid conversation, Chris Hemmings, founder of the Men’s Therapy Hub UK , sits down with Brandon to explore why men need a different kind of therapeutic approach and what can actually help them heal. Y...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). In this episode of the Mankind Podcast, Brandon and Boysen dive into a wide range of raw and timely topics. Brandon shares about his trip to Australia, where grief and family connection reshaped his perspective, and he makes a joyful personal announcement. The two also discuss the controversial and devastating assassination of Charlie Kirk, reflecting on how tragedy is too often weaponized for political gain and ho...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). When does curiosity become captivity? In this deeply honest conversation, Boysen Hodgson sits down with Chandler Rogers, founder of the Relay app, to unpack the complicated, often hidden world of pornography addiction. Chandler shares his personal story—from early exposure to porn, to the shame and isolation it bred, and finally to the creation of a digital platform that offers men daily, group-based support to rec...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). In this episode, Boysen sits down with Timothy Bish and Eric Bomyea—embodiment coaches, facilitators, and co-hosts of The Circle: Queer Men’s Embodiment Podcast—to explore what it means to do men’s work through a queer lens. Based in P-Town (Provincetown, Massachusetts), Tim and Eric lead weekly embodiment and sharing circles focused on authenticity, connection, and healing. They open up about their personal journe...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What if our inability to process grief is quietly shaping our culture—and our lives? In this moving episode, Boysen Hodgson sits down with world-renowned grief expert David Kessler to unpack the hidden costs of unacknowledged loss, the transformative power of meaning, and how we can begin to heal—together. David shares the origins of his life’s work, including how the death of his mother during a mass shootin...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). “Anxiety and excitement are biologically the same. The difference is how we label it.” – Caroline Brewin In this powerful and practical conversation, Brandon Clift sits down with Caroline Brewin, executive and confidence coach, author of Confident, and founder of Brain Powered Coaching, to explore the neuroscience behind real, lasting confidence. Caroline shares how her two decades in global investment bankin...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). In this heartfelt and honest conversation on The Mankind Podcast, Brandon Clift and co-host Boysen Hodgson explore what it really means to parent with presence, humility, and trust. Rather than engineering outcomes for our kids based on our own fears and projections, what would it look like to shepherd them instead? What if we trusted their unique path rather than trying to build it for them? This episode challenge...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). In this groundbreaking episode of The Mankind Podcast, Brandon Clift sits down with Charles Miller, CRNA, founder and Chief Medical Officer of Scenic City Neurotherapy, to explore the revolutionary science of brain healing and trauma recovery. Charles shares how trauma, whether physical, emotional, or psychological, creates real injuries in the brain’s wiring and explains how his clinic uses innovative therapies li...
Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Dr. Mike Eiden is one of the youngest certified Co-Leaders in the Mankind Project, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Board-Certified Sex Therapist, and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. With over a decade of experience in addiction and trauma treatment, Mike specializes in process addictions like screen and sex addiction, complex trauma, and relational healing. He recently defended his doctoral dissertation on he...
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After feminists taught me that there was such a thing as men's rights, I ran & got a copy of Farrell's first book "The Liberated Man," and it was a paradigm changer for me. Farrell probably had just as much to do with me becoming a radical feminist as Dworkin, Crenshaw, etc. He's an interesting person, even if I disagree w him a lot these days - when he veered towards debunked, cringey evo-psych in this interview I had to turn it off before I lit everything on fire like Carrie, though.
I have absolutely fallen in love with this podcast. I'm not a man but I do have wonderful men in my life, and I get SO MUCH out of listening to the thoughtful, open, and honest conversations that take place here. It's incredibly refreshing to hear men talk about how they figured out what their particular issues were and how they went about working on themselves. They don't gripe about and blame everything on women, so that I'm much more mindful of what they're saying. Big kudos to these guys.